With a loud shout from Gao Shun, several law enforcement officers immediately pinned Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu to the ground.
Before the enforcement action, the team members simultaneously turned to look at Gao Shun, awaiting his order.
Gao Shun shook his head slightly at the people beside Dong Zhuo, then looked at Lü Bu and the soldiers of Bingzhou behind him with a complicated expression, and nodded heavily.
"Execute them!!"
At Gao Shun's command, several law enforcement officers swung their batons and struck Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo on the back.
Upon their triumphant return, Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo were not treated with the honors due to heroes; instead, Gao Shun and his men forced them to stand before the soldiers and subjected them to beatings.
"Smack! Smack!"
The surroundings were silent, except for the sound of sticks being struck.
As the law enforcement officers forcefully swung their batons and struck the two men on the back, the crowd felt indignant, but seeing Gao Shun standing coldly to the side with his sword, they also showed a hint of fear.
With Gao Shun around, I'm afraid I won't have a good time in the army in the future! He can fight Duan Jiong and Zhang Huan's two favorite generals without hesitation, so who else is he afraid to fight?
As Dong Zhuo lay there, he felt a tingling sensation on his back and inwardly marveled at the skill of these men.
"Ouch! Be gentle! Be gentle! You want to beat me to death?!"
However, in order to preserve Gao Shun's image and uphold military law, Dong Zhuo still cooperated by continuously wailing.
In contrast, the law enforcement officers who were carrying out the execution on Lü Bu showed no mercy, and every blow they struck Lü Bu was a painful blow.
Despite the pain in his back, Lü Bu simply kept his eyes closed and remained silent, his mind filled with images of laughter and camaraderie with his soldiers during their arduous training.
But now, six hundred Bingzhou youths have died far from home. He brought them out, but he couldn't bring them back!
All of this was because of my youthful impulsiveness!
With each blow of the club, an image of a soldier's blood-soaked face would appear in Lü Bu's mind, smiling at him before slowly disappearing.
"Execution complete!"
Just as Lü Bu was in turmoil, Gao Shun's cold voice reached his ears.
Several law enforcement officers stood with their batons at rest. Gao Shun merely glanced at Lü Bu before turning and leaving.
Their personal guards rushed forward to help Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu up.
"Ouch! That hurts like hell! That king Gao Shun...!"
As Dong Zhuo was helped up, he pretended to cry out in pain and wanted to curse a few words, but then he remembered that cursing the military judge would also get him beaten, so he quickly shut his mouth!
"General, get up!"
Two of Lü Bu's personal guards came to his side and reached out to help him up.
"I can move by myself...!"
Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling the two to stand aside, then gritted his teeth and stood up.
Then, under the complicated gazes of the crowd, Lü Bu walked ahead alone, heading towards the Bingzhou army's camp.
"Sigh! That Lü Bu...!"
Seeing Lü Bu's slightly unsteady steps, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sigh.
Upon returning to the camp, Lü Bu went straight to the tents of the fallen soldiers. Looking at the empty tents, Lü Bu slowly walked to a couch, turned around, and sat down.
Sitting on the couch, Lü Bu turned his head and reached out to stroke the pillows where his soldiers had slept; they still seemed to retain their warmth.
Suddenly, Lü Bu noticed a bundle next to his pillow. He reached out and picked it up, then opened it. Inside, he found only a few sets of military uniforms, some pay, and a letter.
Lü Bu took the letter, looked down, and saw the following written in the center of the envelope:
"Respectfully yours, Dear Mother!"
Upon seeing these words, Lü Bu knew that this must be a letter home written by a soldier at the request of a clerk in the army.
Lu Bu involuntarily opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, unfolded it, and then looked at it carefully.
"It has been half a year since my son joined the army and left home. You have been left alone at home to take care of things and have never come home to visit. I wonder if you are in good health?"
People often say that one should not travel far while one's parents are alive, but I have become a monk and joined the army, and cannot be by your side to serve you and take care of you in your old age. I am an unfilial son!
But since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to reconcile. Those barbarians plundered the borders of our Han Dynasty, killed our Han people, and humiliated our Han women, causing you to lose your husband and children! Causing your son to lose his father, brothers, and sisters!
I hate you!
I will avenge my father, brothers, and sisters! I will follow the general and slaughter them all! I will make them pay the price!
Please don't worry, Mother. I'm eating and living well in the army. Although the general is strict with us, it's all for our own good. We are like brothers to each other!
Please rest assured, Mother, our general is brave and invincible. He will surely protect us and lead us to victory against the barbarians. Once we win this campaign, I will definitely come home to visit you!
When the barbarians are all killed, that will be the time for the son to return home and fulfill his filial duty.
Your unfilial son respectfully submits this!
Looking at the letters from his soldiers, Lü Bu felt a lump in his throat and sat there in silence.
"Heh~, how dare you! You are clearly an only child, yet you dared to deceive me and come to my Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry!"
After a long while, Lü Bu murmured something softly, unaware that a single tear had slipped down his cheek.
Just then, Gao Shun arrived with some medication for treating trauma.
When Gao Shun saw Lü Bu sitting on the couch, tears streaming down his face, he couldn't help but shudder!
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